Favorite Color Combo

ATC

There are so many possibilities when it comes to color combos that limiting it to just one combo is nearly impossible for me. But I did it and you can too! :)

~Favorite Color Combo~

is the new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday and I went with a blue, green and brown combo for my ATC's. I love how the colors blend together and I added a little interest with the addition of Czech glass beads. 

Here's a look at my second ATC.

I used a wash on this ATC which muted the colors a bit. Czech glass beads were added as well as a stamped image from Tim's Nature Walk set.

Here are a few photos of my process.

Both ATC's started out as playing cards and each received a light coat of Gesso. I used embossing paste and a TCW-Mini Specimens 6x6 stencil to add texture and design. 

Broken China Distress Stain was dabbed over the butterflies once they dried.  You can see the back of the playing cards through the light coat of Gesso. ;)

Peeled Paint and Vintage Photo Distress Stains were then dabbed on to round out the color. At this point I dabbed some of the color off with a paper towel and used a mix of Picket Fence Distress Stain and water to mute the colors. On my first ATC I added layers of color and wanted to see what the opposite effect would be on this one. 

For dimension, texture and an infusion of color I added Czech glass beads by mixing a few drops of Antique Linen (re-inker) with Liquitex Glass Beads and mixed well. I applied it to my ATC with a palette knife and sprinkled the beads over the mixture while gently pressing them in. At this point I left them to dry for a whole day so the beads would set and any loose stragglers were brushed off afterwards. I can keep them for my collection or I thought about mounting each one to a piece of sticky back canvas and framing. Not sure what to do so I'll wait on that step.

So there you have it, my favorite color combo. Well, one of them anyway! :)

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That's all for me today, thanks for looking and be sure to visit my teamies to see what their favorite color combo is. Have a great day everyone!

Lisa xx

What's Magical to You?

 ATC

***Magical***

I'm back today with my DT project for our new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday. I know that magical can mean something different for everyone but for me one of the most magical things growing up was reading Alice in Wonderland. Here's my TIP-use an old deck of playing cards to create quick and easy ATC's. 

ATC

You can see the sparkle from the silver Atyou Spica pen from this view.

All of the clip art is by Finecrafted Designs-Alice in Zettiland which I purchased from Deviant Scrap.

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Be sure to check out the inspiration from my teamies and join in the fun at Top Tip Tuesday. On another note, I'll be back tomorrow with my ICAD cards that I was due to share yesterday. Time got away from me and I forgot to post them lol. 

Thanks for the visit! 

Have an awesome day!!

Lisa xx